New chronology and organic matter delta C-13 paleoclimatic significance of Nussloch loess sequence (Rhine Valley, Germany)

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1999
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Hatte, C.; Antoine, P.; Fontugne, M.; Rousseau, D. D.; Tisnerat-Laborde, N.; Zoller, L.
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Quaternary International
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62
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85-91
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1040-6182
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ISI:000086051900010
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ice-core record; carbon isotopes; atmospheric co2; paleosol sequences; greenland ice; central china; climate; age; environments; calibration;
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Due to its high accumulation rate, the loess sequence of Nussloch (Rhine Valley. Germany) is well suited to a high-resolution study of continental paleoenvironmental changes over the last climatic cycle for northwestern Europe. As carbon isotope ratios of plants depend on environmental variations, delta(13)C of loess-derived organic matter constitute reliable paleoclimatic proxies. We present here a new chronology of Nussloch loess sequence based on several C-14 and TL-dates. Our data show high correlations with global climate effects (Vosrok-[CO2]) or semi-global (GISP2-delta(18)O) and thus offer, in this way, a new approach to establish accurate chronologies in continental sequences. Furthermore, using a deconvolution of the delta(13)C Signal would provide a quantitative proxy of moisture supply and permit paleoprecipitation reconstructions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.

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